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MHCP COLAB was established in 2009 specializing in technical aspects of urban planning and soft services of outreach and communication.

The firm is a true Co-lab of talented professionals with extensive local, regional, and national experience in each of our specialties. Our core staff are the firm leaders who share the project roles and responsibilities with our key collaborators who are senior level executives.

 

We developed this workflow model to ensure accountability and creative autonomy with a team approach.

OUR TEAM

Melissa Hege, AICP
Founding Principal

Firm leader, Melissa Hege, is actively engaged in planning and transportation in South Florida. She is a certified planner with 24 years of experience practicing planning both locally and nationally. 

She directs land use and zoning policy, bike/ped planning and outreach for multi-disciplinary projects for our planning and transportation clients with a background in urban design.

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Matt Hege
Director

Matt Hege

Firm director, Matthew Hege is an MBA with 24 years of experience in strategic communications and public relations with a specialty in media and outreach. 

He directs the firm's public private partnership clients, community outreach, public relations and strategic communications and provides expertise in comprehensive planning and project messaging.

Andrea Rivera
Associate Planner

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OUR PARTNERS + COLLABORATORS

We are excited to bring other great planners to our clients. Andrea Rivera specializes in planning research, GIS analysis, land use and zoning. She is earning her Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Florida.

 

As a biologist with Miami Dade County's Department of Environmental Resource Management (DERM), Andrea reviewed plan applications for compliance with environmental land use requirements and the county's Environmental Protection Ordinance.

Kittelson Planning, Transportation and Engineering

White and Smith Planning and Law

The Corradino Group Planning, Transportation and Engineering

Parsons Transportation Planning and Engineering

LGCG Local Government Consulting Group

VTM Video Production

MRG Public Involvement and Creative Services

Public Input Online Engagement

FEATURED CLIENTS +
AGENCIES SERVED

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CREDENTIALS

CERTIFICATIONS

Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Goods + Services under the Florida Unified Certification Program

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) under the Florida Unified Certification Program

Local Developing Business (LDB) by Miami Dade County

Woman Business Certification​ by State of Florida

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 

American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)

 

American Planning Association (APA)

Urban Land Institute (ULI)

Florida Redevelopment Association (FRA)

 

 

Florida Public Relations Association (FRPA)

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)

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